07-16-2020, 02:42 PM
If you get into the Kokanee I would like to hear your report, Every year my family spends the 3rd week in July camping at Pali
es so, my wife can pick Huckle Berrys and I fish, but honestly that place is one of my least favorite, because I can’t seem to find the kokanee, I can catch all the cutthroat and browns I want, but I’m a kocanut, at least one of the days Ill pull my boat and run over to Ririe where I know I can get into the kokes. I manage to catch kokes consistently at Ririe, Mackay, Strawberry and Flaming Gorge with basically the same tactics, I have been told Big Elk Creek and have fished there with out much success. I run Rocky Mountain Tackle Sling blades with a variety of different of hooche bead and blade combination usually in orange and pink or watermelon pattern tipped with Berkly maggots or my corn concoction at differant depths and speeds. Any advice would be welcome. I spend most of my time on the northern end of the lake near the dam and can consistently catch Browns and Cutts trolling along the face of the dam and the cliffs along the east side of the lake, I also regularly catch decent Browns along the south side of Bear creek, especially near the confluence with main lake. I catch them on my standard kokanee gear, but when I'm targeting the trout I do well trolling spoons like, Jakes, Little Cleos and Kastmasters. Use your electrons to find the fish and you should have no problem catching trout.
es so, my wife can pick Huckle Berrys and I fish, but honestly that place is one of my least favorite, because I can’t seem to find the kokanee, I can catch all the cutthroat and browns I want, but I’m a kocanut, at least one of the days Ill pull my boat and run over to Ririe where I know I can get into the kokes. I manage to catch kokes consistently at Ririe, Mackay, Strawberry and Flaming Gorge with basically the same tactics, I have been told Big Elk Creek and have fished there with out much success. I run Rocky Mountain Tackle Sling blades with a variety of different of hooche bead and blade combination usually in orange and pink or watermelon pattern tipped with Berkly maggots or my corn concoction at differant depths and speeds. Any advice would be welcome. I spend most of my time on the northern end of the lake near the dam and can consistently catch Browns and Cutts trolling along the face of the dam and the cliffs along the east side of the lake, I also regularly catch decent Browns along the south side of Bear creek, especially near the confluence with main lake. I catch them on my standard kokanee gear, but when I'm targeting the trout I do well trolling spoons like, Jakes, Little Cleos and Kastmasters. Use your electrons to find the fish and you should have no problem catching trout.